Local Government
East Fremantle
Region
Metropolitan
142 George St East Fremantle
East Fremantle
Metropolitan
Constructed from 1896
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Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 15 Aug 2006 | Category C |
Category C |
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
No 142 George Street is a single storey residence constructed in limestone and brick with a corrugated iron roof. The place has historic and aesthetic value with its contribution to Plympton's high concentration of worker’s cottages and associated buildings. It contributes to the local community’s sense of place.
The place has some heritage value for its intrinsic aesthetic value as a Federation Bungalow style and it retains a moderate to high degree of authenticity and a moderate degree of integrity.
The rear additions have no significance.
AESTHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 142 George Street has some aesthetic value as a good example of Federation Bungalow style house. It has retained most of the characteristics of the period with some loss of detail.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
No 142 George Street has some historic value. It was part of the suburban residential development associated with the expansion of East Fremantle during the Goldrush period of the 1880s and 1890s.
SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE
N/A
SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE
No 142 George Street has some social value. It is associated with a significant area of worker’s cottages which contributes to the community's sense of place.
Late Federation
Federation Bungalow
No 142 George Street is a single storey residence constructed in limestone and brickwork with a hipped corrugated iron roof. It is a good example of a Federation Bungalow style house. The front elevation is symmetrically planned with a central door flanked by side lights and single pane double hung sash windows. The facade features a full width hipped roof verandah supported on timber posts with brackets. All reveals have brick quoins.
There is a substantial two storey addition to the rear.
The place is consistent with the pattern of development in Plympton and plays an important role in the pattern of development of a working class suburb.
Plympton is a cohesive precinct where most of the places were constructed in the late nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century. It is comprised primarily of homes for workers and their families with a high concentration of small lots with timber, brick and stone cottages.
Integrity: Moderate
Authenticity: Moderate - High
Good
Individual Building or Group
Epoch | General | Specific |
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Original Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Present Use | RESIDENTIAL | Single storey residence |
Style |
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Federation Bungalow |
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Roof | METAL | Corrugated Iron |
Wall | BRICK | Common Brick |
Wall | STONE | Limestone |
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DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Land allocation & subdivision |
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